For the past several months I have been cooking healthy meals. No more pre-packaged foods, frozen pizzas, Subway sandwiches, and things that are easy and fast to put together for a meal.
I cook fresh vegetables at least once a day, serve fruit and cereal for breakfast, and either bake or grill our meat. Plus I cook some meat in a crock pot. No more fried foods for us. We eat salt sparingly (I have to have it on my sliced tomatoes). Never use sugar anymore; sometimes use Splendar if we need sweetner. We still drink coffee with caffiene and ice tea. This summer we are enjoying a lot of fresh fruit.
These healthy meals, plus walking a mile early every morning, going to the gym 3 or 4 days a week and walking on the treadmill, and working outdoors are committments I made to myself several months ago. So many of our friends (over 75) are "falling apart" and just sit at home and watch TV or go to a myriad of Drs. every week. Jim and I want to be in charge of our health and work to stay healthy. His recent cataract surgery was a great success and he no longer has to wear glasses.
We are making plans to celebrate Jim's 76th birthday on July 15 by going on a riverboat cruise in Chattanooga, TN, on our way to a family reunion in northeastern KY, near the Ohio river. We want to stay in shape so we can continue to travel for several more years - to visit our family in several other states.
About a year ago, I joined weight watchers and to date I haven't lost a lot of weight but I have lost two dress sizes. It was so much fun shopping this afternoon for some new clothes. I came home with a new pair of Gloria Vanderbilt denim capris that have no elastic in the waist and they fit comfortably. This time last year, I wouldn't have attempted to put on a size 14. I also bought two pair of knee length Liz Clairborne cotton shorts - those also without any elastic at the waist.
It has been years since I bought shorts or pants, or skirts, without elastic waistbands. I'll have to start wearing a belt now.
I have been taking clothes out of my closet and donating them to Good Will. Many of them were given to me by relatives over the years. I only dress up once a week and that's on Sunday to go to church. So I don't need many dressy clothes. In our hot Alabama climate, cotton is the choice of fabric for summer, and very casual. Nobody wears stockings to church here in the summer; wouldn't look right with sandals.
I cook fresh vegetables at least once a day, serve fruit and cereal for breakfast, and either bake or grill our meat. Plus I cook some meat in a crock pot. No more fried foods for us. We eat salt sparingly (I have to have it on my sliced tomatoes). Never use sugar anymore; sometimes use Splendar if we need sweetner. We still drink coffee with caffiene and ice tea. This summer we are enjoying a lot of fresh fruit.
These healthy meals, plus walking a mile early every morning, going to the gym 3 or 4 days a week and walking on the treadmill, and working outdoors are committments I made to myself several months ago. So many of our friends (over 75) are "falling apart" and just sit at home and watch TV or go to a myriad of Drs. every week. Jim and I want to be in charge of our health and work to stay healthy. His recent cataract surgery was a great success and he no longer has to wear glasses.
We are making plans to celebrate Jim's 76th birthday on July 15 by going on a riverboat cruise in Chattanooga, TN, on our way to a family reunion in northeastern KY, near the Ohio river. We want to stay in shape so we can continue to travel for several more years - to visit our family in several other states.
About a year ago, I joined weight watchers and to date I haven't lost a lot of weight but I have lost two dress sizes. It was so much fun shopping this afternoon for some new clothes. I came home with a new pair of Gloria Vanderbilt denim capris that have no elastic in the waist and they fit comfortably. This time last year, I wouldn't have attempted to put on a size 14. I also bought two pair of knee length Liz Clairborne cotton shorts - those also without any elastic at the waist.
It has been years since I bought shorts or pants, or skirts, without elastic waistbands. I'll have to start wearing a belt now.
I have been taking clothes out of my closet and donating them to Good Will. Many of them were given to me by relatives over the years. I only dress up once a week and that's on Sunday to go to church. So I don't need many dressy clothes. In our hot Alabama climate, cotton is the choice of fabric for summer, and very casual. Nobody wears stockings to church here in the summer; wouldn't look right with sandals.
I asked Jim to take some photos of me in my new denim capris for you to see the "new" me. I am also attaching a photo made when I started my blog in July 2007 (see photo on left). Maybe you can tell a difference. The photo on the right was made tonight, June 23, 2010 on the back porch.I wonder how I will look one year from now? I'm going to keep eating healthy and exercising. I might be another dress size smaller next year!!!
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